真实 zhēnshí true
true; real
How to remember 真实: 真 truly + 实 real = true.
Characters
How it is used
- True / real / authentic - 真实的故事 (zhēnshí de gùshi) a true story; 真实姓名 real name.
- Contrast 真正 (zhēnzhèng, 'genuine/real' as in the true X): 真实 stresses correspondence to fact (not fake/fabricated), often of stories, feelings, data, identity. Opposite: 虚假 (false) - 虚假广告 (xūjiǎ guǎnggào) false advertising.
Example sentences
- 请把真实的情况说出来。 Qǐng bǎ zhēnshí de qíngkuàng shuō chūlái.Please tell the truth.
- 我知道你不想去的真实原因。 Wǒ zhīdào nǐ bùxiǎng qù de zhēnshí yuányīn.I know the real reason you don't want to go.
- 这可能听起来牵强，但却是个真实的问题。 Zhè kěnéng tīng qǐlái qiānqiǎng, dàn quèshì gè zhēnshí de wèntí.It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem.